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May 06, 2024
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Fall 2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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OT 251 - Level 2B Fieldwork-Clinical Practice Credit Hours: 6
Eight weeks (320 hours) of intensive clinical practice in physical disabilities settings, i.e., acute care, long-term care rehab and sub-acute. Emphasis will be on the practice of treatment interventions, note writing and oral presentation in a supervised setting.
Course Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to foster caring therapeutic relationship with patients/clients utilizing empathy, unconditional reward, listening and responding skills;
- identify basic patient needs and deficits by utilizing available resources, i.e.: medical chart, initial screening, occupational therapy evaluation, patient/client observation, team members, family and significant others;
- participate in assessment of patient/client occupational performance capacities and/or limitations;
- based on patient/client goals, plan a therapeutic program to prevent deterioration or promote independence in a patient/client performance of work, self-care and play/leisure;
- select appropriate therapeutic activities to meet an individual’s performance in work, self-care, and play by incorporating components of an individual’s life space to include cultural background, work/leisure history, and socio-economic level;
- adapt therapeutic activities and/or the environment to meet patient/client’s physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and sensory needs;
- effectively utilize communication skills, both verbal and written, within a clinical setting;
- coordinate clinical programs (i.e., in-service, patient/client, home, community, facility) and implement these programs within clinical setting;
- fabricate clinical equipment, adaptive equipment, and orthotic devices used in various clinical settings;
- instruct patient, staff, and family in therapeutic interventions;
- monitor and maintain clinical equipment with regard to a given facility’s policies and procedures;
- perform business-related functions related to attendance records, inventory, statistical reports, billing, etc.;
- conduct oneself in a professional manner by adhering to the standards of practice, code of ethics, and the facility’s and ECC OTA Department’s policy and procedures;
- maintain a therapeutic environment within a clinical setting to ensure order, safety, and patient/client privacy; and
- demonstrate effective strategies to prepare for and present an in-service.
Prerequisites: All didactic coursework for the program as well as Level 1A and Level 1B Fieldwork experiences (OT 141, OT 160). Corequisites: OT 239 S (N)
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